Tall Can Audio - A Pint Of Canadian Sports Talk

Today Matt Robinson is joined by Steve Lloyd of the TSN 1200 Morning Show in Ottawa to discuss all angles of Daniel Alfredsson joining the Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff after a couple years on the Ottawa Senators bench. Has the reaction from the fanbase been surprising? Does this change Alfie's reputation in the nation's capital? What does the move say about rivalries in modern day sports? Pl...

Some random early July thoughts on Daniel Alfredsson leaving the Ottawa Senators to join the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kyle Lowry retiring as a Raptor and Rogers making some brutal cuts across their sports and news radio stations. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallcanaudio Follow TCA on Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Rob and Matt kick off another week in the TCA Studio discussing those times you drink a little too much wheat beer, Canada being eliminated from the FIFA World Cup by Morocco, the criticism being tossed at Alphonzo Davies for not playing, Kawhi Lennard returning to the Toronto Raptors, Vladimir Guerrero Jr turning down the All Star Game, Leo Karlsson signing a massive offer sheet from the Philadel...

Matt Robinson returns to the TCA Studio after a little Canada Day break to speak with our pal Graham Creech about a wet and wild birthday party for the country, how the mood around the Ottawa Senators is evolving throughout a disappointing off-season, big winners and losers in NHL free agency, whether the REDBLACKS are already buried in the CFL East and lots more. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bs...

Rob and Matt check in on your Monday to discuss the dramatic win for Team Canada over South Africa at the FIFA World Cup and what comes next, the Ottawa Senators remaining active in the trade market, winners and losers at the NHL Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs receiving high praise, the Vancouver Canucks diving head first in to family drama, MLB Players being super excited about what the Tor...

Matt Robinson is joined by friend of the show Chris Hofley to get his hot takes on Brady Tkachuk's departure from Ottawa and what it says about the Ottawa market and this whole Americans playing in Canada thing. Later on he weighs in on another brutal start for the REDBLACKS and what might be happening to the CFL in this market right now. It's been a wild week in the Nation's Capital and Hof has t...

The NHL has gone crazy over the last day or so with a trade explosion as the Ottawa Senators get in on the action making a big deal for William Eklund from the San Jose Sharks. But they weren't alone as the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, St Louis Blues and Washington Capitals all made major moves. What's going on??? Let's get in to it. Follow TCA on bluesky:...

Rob and Matt are back in studio to kick off another week of the Tall Can Audio podcast with tons to cover including the NHL giving the Edmonton Oilers permission to hire the disgraced Mike Babcock, the CBC being cut out of the hockey broadcast landscape, the Ottawa REDBLACKS off to another rotten start, the Edmonton Elks making a ridiculous excuse for their brutality, Europeans experiencing North...

It's a bonus episode of the Tall Can Audio podcast as Rob and Matt weigh in on their immediate thoughts on the huge news that the Ottawa Senators have traded their captain Brady Tkachuk to the hated Florida Panthers. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallcanaudio Follow TCA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tallca...

***As explained off the top of the show - please forgive the early corrupted audio. There was a studio glitch. It clears up around the 7 minute mark if you wish to fastforward*** Matt Robinson checks in on your Friday with some thoughts on the Toronto Maple Leafs sign and trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning that lands them Darren Raddysh. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio...

Let's get in to it on another TCA! Matt Robinson is finally able to touch base with our man Steve Bunda from 580 CFRA. We kick things off with Matt shaking his fist at the kids on his lawn over their crazy internet talk. Finally gets down to the boys final thoughts on this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs and the showdown between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights. And was Jordan Staa...

On today's edition of the Tall Can Audio podcast we have the perfect occasion to check in on our man Andrew Stoeten of TheBatFlip.ca. are the woes of the Toronto Blue Jays as simple as a failure to convert by Vladimir Guerrero Jr? And if so - what's hampering him? Are Jays fans witnessing the final days of Max Scherzer? What's reasonable to expect the soon to return Shane Bieber? And after all tha...

Just a little weekend check in to give you the lay of the land for the next few days and some thoughts on Canada's early returns hosting the FIFA World Cup, Torts doing his part to make sure everyone still hates the Vegas Golden Knights, the PWHL still having no clue what they're doing for their entry draft with just 4 days to go, the Blue Jays dropping a tough one to the New York Yankees and some...

On your Friday edition of TCA Matt Robinson welcomes back our friend Andy Nita from the Nita Beer Company to discuss all things beer in the Nation's Capital. Plus some terrific options ahead of Father's Day! https://nitabeer.com/ Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tallcanaudio.bsky.social Follow TCA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tallcanaudio Follow TCA on Twitter: https://twitt...

Matt Robinson is joined by one of our favourites Graeme Nichols to discuss the Edmonton Oilers losing their minds in pursuit of Mike Babcock, the Detroit Red Wings being the last line of defence for Canadian NHL teams, whether Brady Tkachuk and Auston Matthews are seriously about to fall victim to the Team USA group chat, how the Ottawa Senators can draw some comfort from the Carolina Hurricanes t...

Matt Robinson steps back in for some mid-week TCA to discuss the headscratching news that the Edmonton Oilers are eying Mike Babcock as their next head coach, the Detroit Red Wings captain giving the most pathetic trade request in recent memory, and the notion that the Toronto Blue Jays top two hitters have 3 weeks to turn it around before sewering the season. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.a...

We're back with a brand new week of TCA as Matt Robinson is joined by long-time friend of the show AJ Jakubec - the voice of the Ottawa REDBLACKS and host of The Drive on TSN 1200 in Ottawa. It's finally here. The FIFA World Cup begins this week and in a once in a lifetime opportunity Canada will be hosting games. No one is more fired up than our pal AJ so we ask him to take us inside his own trav...

Matt Robinson checks in with his thoughts on what we've seen thus far out of the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final, the new format for the NHL All Star Weekend, hockey's horribly transparent attempt to welcome back Russia without admitting that's what they're doing, John Cooper's win in the Jack Adams Trophy race for coach of the year and more. Follow TCA on blu...

Matt and Rob connect by phone for your Monday morning show as they discuss how the Habs finally ran out of luck in the NHL Eastern Conference Final, what to expect in the Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights, the latest Toronto Blue Jays Jeff Hoffman nightmare, continuing shifts in the Canadian sports broadcasting landscape as the NHL and CFL look more towards...

On the Thursday edition of the Tall Can Audio we're pumped to share with you the second half of our conversation with Julian McKenzie of The Athletic talking all things Ottawa Senators. It was a roller coaster of a season for the Sens featuring a ridiculous number of injuries, controversy around their starting goalie, a pile of noise around captain Brady Tkachuk, certain segments of the fanbase co...

today we are pumped to share part 1 of our 2 part conversation between Matt Robinson and Julian McKenzie of The Athletic as we discuss the vibes around his hometown of Montreal as the Canadiens go deep in to the NHL Playoffs, whether the idea of cheering for the last Canadian team standing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is valid, feedback on Julian's book Black Aces, great stories from his book tour...

On the Monday edition of the podcast Rob and Matt are joined by a brand new voice as they discuss the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes being locked up after two games, how the Vegas Golden Knights grabbed a quick 2 game lead on the Colorado Avalanche, the anniversary of the Ottawa Senators logo, the Toronto Blue Jays trying to find their stride, the constantly evolving relationship betwe...

What's caused all the NHL Insiders to suddenly change their tune on the Auston Matthews / Toronto Maple Leafs controversy? Thoughts on that plus the Blue Jays wrapping up a bare minimum road trip, the Montreal Canadiens writing a predictable chapter 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Vegas Knights fooling no one and more. Just some odds and ends heading in to your weekend. Let's get after it....

We kick off another new week on the Tall Can Audio podcast speaking to long time CBC reporter Tom Harrington about the upcoming FIFA World Cup where Canada will host alongside Mexico and the United States. Tom has extensive experience covering Olympics, World Cups and other major sports competitions so we pick his brain on what this is going to look like for the people of Toronto and Vancouver, ho...

Matt Robinson checks in on Victoria Day Weekend across Canada to give some quick thoughts on what's coming up on TCA, the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres headed to Game 7, the Carolina Hurricanes extended vacation, the Ottawa Charge down two games in the PWHL Final, the awful Ronda Rousey / Gina Carano presentation on Netflix and lots more. Follow TCA on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tal...